At August 2001, there were 90,386 employed residents of the Greater Hobart-Southern Region. On 7 August 2001 (Census day), some 67.2% of these employed residents travelled to work by car, 59.6% as a driver and 7.6% as a passenger.

In the Greater Hobart-Southern Region, the local government areas (LGAs) of Brighton, Sorell and the Derwent Valley had the highest proportion of employed persons who travelled to work by car, 74.4%, 73.2% and 72.6% respectively.

METHOD OF TRAVEL TO WORK, Greater Hobart-Southern local government areas - Census 2001(a)(b)

Car as driver

Car as passenger

Bus

Motor bike/scooter

Bicycle

Walked only

Other(c)

Total(d)

Local government area

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

no.

Brighton

67.1

7.3

2.9

0.2

0.1

1.5

20.9

4,023

Central Highlands

45.9

5.5

0.9

0.6

-

13.1

33.9

867

Clarence

63.0

7.8

5.4

0.5

0.5

2.2

20.6

19,525

Derwent Valley

63.8

8.8

1.7

0.2

-

3.4

22.2

3,119

Glamorgan/Spring Bay

46.8

5.5

0.4

-

0.9

10.2

36.2

1,465

Glenorchy

63.1

8.1

5.0

0.6

0.7

3.4

19.0

15,819

Hobart

50.4

7.2

4.3

0.3

1.7

14.4

21.7

21,763

Huon Valley

60.1

8.5

1.3

0.3

0.3

4.5

25.0

4,679

Kingborough

63.4

7.7

3.0

0.4

0.5

2.3

22.7

12,196

Sorell

65.7

7.5

1.0

0.4

-

2.6

22.8

4,113

Southern Midlands

59.4

5.6

0.5

0.2

-

3.9

30.4

2,046

Tasman

45.6

4.4

1.0

0.4

0.4

8.3

39.8

768

Total

59.6

7.6

3.8

0.4

0.7

5.8

22.0

90,386

- nil or rounded to zero(a) Persons asked how they got to work on 7 August 2001.(b) Totals may vary slightly due to randomisation of small cells of data. (c) Includes ferry, taxi, multiple methods of travel to work, worked at home and did not go to work. Excludes method of travel not stated.(d) Includes persons employed at the time of Census.

Source: ABS data available on request, 2001 Census of Population and Housing.

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